• Bank Negara Malaysia’s (BNM) international reserves stood at US$102.8 billion as at May 15, 2019 from US$103.4 billion at April 30, 2019 • Tekun Nasional has channelled business financing worth RM140 million since the beginning of this year until April 30, 2019 • Malaysia's labour productivity grows 2.4 per cent in Q1 2019 • Malaysia's CPI rose 0.2 per cent in April 2019 to 121.1 compared to 120.9 in the same month of the preceding year: Department of Statistics Malaysia

Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) has planted close to 136,000 trees in the first three quarters of this year, surpassing its annual target of planting 80,000 trees.

Independent power producer Malakoff Corp Bhd, a member of the MMC Group, has come on board to further boost the efforts to green the Subang Jaya area by contributing 500 trees.

Last Saturday, volunteers from Malakoff, MPSJ, Yayasan Hijau Malaysia (YaHijau) and local residents took part in planting 150 trees at Taman Kejiranan Putra Bahagia 8/3K in Putra Heights.

The event marked the maiden collaboration between MPSJ, Malakoff and YaHijau, an agency under the Ministry of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC), the council said in a statement.

As at end-September, MPSJ planted 135,946 trees, well above the 80,000 target set by the state government, the statement added.

On its part, YaHijau aims to promote and educate youth on the importance of green technology and its benefits towards sustainable living through various programmes and activities conducted under the organisation.

It also plays a pivotal role in promoting and encouraging the participation of corporate entities, communities and the general public towards increasing green living practices in Malaysia through corporate social responsibility initiatives and sponsorships. — TMR